Etymology

antoeci

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Today it means: The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero. Full definition →

Latin antoecī ← Ancient Greek ἄντοικοι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄντοικοι“dwellers opposite”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromantoecī
  3. English todayantoeci

From the Latin antoecī, from the Ancient Greek ἄντοικοι (ántoikoi, “dwellers opposite”), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “dwelling”).

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